Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …
This report is an evaluation of the progress and performance of DMFs in India’s 50 key mining districts across 11 states. The focus of the review is on examining the implementation status of DMF provisions as related to financial contributions and accruals, institutional arrangements including transparency and accountability mechanisms, and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Pallamari Pahadivali Banjari Devi Jan Seva Samiti Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 23/05/2017 regarding order dated 04.01.2017 & 05.01.2017 passed by the Union of India and State of Chhattisgarh respectively …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Virender Singh (State of Gujarat) & various other Noticees dated 18/04/2017 regarding illegal mining in the state of Gujarat. NGT directs issuance of Notice to persons who have been found doing illegal mining and …
Though the government is taking numerous measures to cut down on environmental pollution levels, an audit report by the Comptroller and the Auditor General of India (CAG) has indicated that existing power plants in the country are not adhering to the norms meant to safeguard ecological interests. The CAG report, …
The Kharun river is being threatened by pollution from the industries which are on the outskirts of the city, observed Raipur's 'Smart City' proposal document for 'The Smart City Challenge Stage-II' of India Smart City Mission. It further mentioned : "Protecting the natural features like the river, natural nullah and …
India and the ADB today signed a $500 million loan pact to expand inter-regional power connectivity in the country, and strengthen transmission system to accommodate renewable energy-generation capacity. "Expansion of inter-regional connectivity enables bulk power transfer to the southern region which has, at times, been affected by power shortages. This …
Petitioner had raised concerns relating to impact on environment The National Green Tribunal (Eastern Bench) has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Water Resources, the Chhattisgarh government, the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, the Chhattisgarh State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Odisha government with regards to usage of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd. Vs. CG Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 24/01/2017 regarding utilisation of fly ash. The Counsel for the MoEF is directed to enquire from the Ministry with regard to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Y.N.Pandey vs. The Collector, Jagdalpur & Others dated 12/01/2017 regarding water pollution threat to Dalpatsagar Lake in Jagdalpur, Bastar District, Chhattisgarh. A compliance report on behalf of Municipal Corporation Jagdalpur has been submitted according to which …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) dated 12/01/2017 regarding utilisation of fly ash generated by thermal power plants, Chhattisgarh. NGT directs the Ministry of Environment and Forest & CC , the National Highway Authority and the generators of fly ash thermal power plants to have a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Gugan @ Muban, Rashid & various other Noticees dated 11/01/2017 regarding illegal mining especially states of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. In the Order Environmental compensation for carrying out illegal mining is directed to be …
State generation firm mulls thermal project in Chhattisgarh to cut coal transportation costs In what may be a first for a state-run power utility, the Maharashtra government’s power generation company is set to expand its footprint with plans to develop a pit-head based thermal power project in the neighbouring Chhattisgarh. …
The shortage of urban housing across the country will increase to an estimated 3.41 crore units by 2022, mainly on the back of demand-supply gap and rising levels of income among the working class seeking to purchase houses. According to the "White Paper - Indian Housing Industry” by research and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hira Singh Markam Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/12/2016 regarding the order passed by the State of Chhattisgarh dated 23rd May, 2014 granting Forest Clearance under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to divert 83.12 ha …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Dubey Vs Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 15/12/2016 regarding improper disposal and mis-management of biomedical waste in the State of Chhattisgarh. NGT directs a State Level Committee to be constituted which will prepare a complete and comprehensive …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Damage to forests due to mining in Chhattisgarh, 05/12/2016. The detail of Mines for which FC Clearance is gives in Annexed as Annexure I. The mining operation leads to complete loss of forest in mine area. However efforts are made to compensate the loss …
RANCHI: A state level data compiled by the Jharkhand State Aids Control Society (JSACS) reveals four in every 100 new HIV positive cases are pregnant women. Fifty pregnant women were tested HIV positive in the government-run integrated counselling and testing centres (ICTC) from April to October this year. Around 1,076 …
According to the company, around 90 per cent of the auctioned area is forest land. India’s mining major Vedanta has requested the Union mines ministry to arrange relaxation from the environmental condition that makes it mandatory to use “dismantallable” drilling machine in the forest area of its gold mine. This …
Over 300 anti-Polavaram activists of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telengana assembled at Koraput on Thursday and vowed to fight against the multi-purpose project. They alleged that the project is being constructed to benefit industrial houses along the Visakhapatnam-Chennai coastal corridor rather than to provide water for irrigation to farmers …
Visakhapatnam: The state government's plans to develop a minor port with the support of a private developer at Bhavanapadu in Srikakulam district has hit a temporary roadblock as the union ministry of home affairs (MHA) is yet to clear the proposal. According to senior AP government sources, the project proposal …
